MUSKEGON — Montague nearly pushed Mona Shores to a
winner-take-all third game Saturday in the GMAA tournament semifinals,
but the Wildcats were unable to advance to the finals, losing to the
eventual champion Sailors 25-8, 25-21.
Mona Shores dominated the first game of the match, but game two was tied at 21 - Montague led 12-7 at one point - after a Reagan Cederquist kill. Shores responded with a block kill to retake the lead. From there, the Sailors scored three consecutive points to close out the match.
Montague beat North Muskegon in a first-round match, 25-20, 25-22, to reach the semifinals against Mona Shores. After falling to the Sailors, Montague lost the third-place match to Western Michigan Christian, 25-6, 25-17.
Maizie Collins led Montague with 14 kills, 18 service points and three aces. Emalee McGee also had three aces. Jaelyn Sundberg passed out 38 assists.
On defense, Jordan Netcott racked up 39 digs, and Collins added 26. Reagan Cederquist and Collins each had two blocks.
Whitehall finished sixth in the tournament with a 2-2 record. The Vikings, who were seeded seventh, began the day with a 'play-in' win over No. 10 seed Orchard View, 25-22, 25-11, then dropped a quarterfinal match to Fruitport, 25-12, 25-16. In the consolation bracket, Whitehall defeated Reeths-Puffer in a hard-fought match, 25-15, 17-25, 15-9, before losing to North Muskegon in the fifth-place match, 25-14, 25-21.
Mona Shores dominated the first game of the match, but game two was tied at 21 - Montague led 12-7 at one point - after a Reagan Cederquist kill. Shores responded with a block kill to retake the lead. From there, the Sailors scored three consecutive points to close out the match.
Montague beat North Muskegon in a first-round match, 25-20, 25-22, to reach the semifinals against Mona Shores. After falling to the Sailors, Montague lost the third-place match to Western Michigan Christian, 25-6, 25-17.
Maizie Collins led Montague with 14 kills, 18 service points and three aces. Emalee McGee also had three aces. Jaelyn Sundberg passed out 38 assists.
On defense, Jordan Netcott racked up 39 digs, and Collins added 26. Reagan Cederquist and Collins each had two blocks.
Whitehall finished sixth in the tournament with a 2-2 record. The Vikings, who were seeded seventh, began the day with a 'play-in' win over No. 10 seed Orchard View, 25-22, 25-11, then dropped a quarterfinal match to Fruitport, 25-12, 25-16. In the consolation bracket, Whitehall defeated Reeths-Puffer in a hard-fought match, 25-15, 17-25, 15-9, before losing to North Muskegon in the fifth-place match, 25-14, 25-21.
Aaliyah
Jamison led the Vikings with 34 digs and 11 aces on the day. Bella
Fogus had 33 digs. and 15 kills. Sidney Shepherd led the offense with 28
kills and an impressive .300 hitting percentage, and chipped in seven
aces. Lou Mulder had 30 assists.
"Decent level of play all day today," Whitehall coach Ted Edsall said. "Great effort and energy."
Reeths-Puffer
settled for seventh place. Originally seeded sixth, the Rockets led
late in game one against Western Michigan Christian in the first round
before the Warriors rallied to win and secured a 25-23, 25-13 win. The
Rockets then lost to Whitehall, but ended their day on a high note by
beating Oakridge in the seventh-place match, 25-19, 22-25, 15-13.
Madilynn Dyer continued to put up gaudy setting numbers, racking up 53 assists, and also led the team in aces, with six. Alissa Klopp had 20 kills, and Carlee Bowen notched 32 digs. Makayla Disselkoen had seven blocks.
"Being in the Dan Beckeman Arena with three courts of local teams and an entire community of fans packing the stands, it's an awesome experience to take in," R-P coach Justin Birr said. "It's my favorite day to watch local volleyball.
"With our current injuries, I am proud of the fight our entire team showed. All 14 girls contributed in some way."
Madilynn Dyer continued to put up gaudy setting numbers, racking up 53 assists, and also led the team in aces, with six. Alissa Klopp had 20 kills, and Carlee Bowen notched 32 digs. Makayla Disselkoen had seven blocks.
"Being in the Dan Beckeman Arena with three courts of local teams and an entire community of fans packing the stands, it's an awesome experience to take in," R-P coach Justin Birr said. "It's my favorite day to watch local volleyball.
"With our current injuries, I am proud of the fight our entire team showed. All 14 girls contributed in some way."
